The Kacchā-Pakkā Divide: Material, Space and Architecture in the Military Cantonments of British India (1765-1889)
This article will trace the historical passage of two fundamental Indian terms used in building: kacchā (inferior, flimsy, impermanent) and pakkā (superior, solid, durable), and how they became pivotal, conjoined concepts in the construction of the military- then civil-built environments of colonial...
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2016
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| Online toegang: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |